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Chrysolophus amherstiae

Artwork by china guy
Yingjing, China, March 2011

[edit] Identification

100-120 cm

• Black and silver head
• Long grey rump and tail
• Red, blue, white and yellow body plumage
  

Female:

• Mottled brown plumage
• Grey face

[edit] Distribution

Mountains of south-eastern Tibet and south-western China to northern Myanmar.

Photo by china guy
Location: Sichuan, China

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Mountains; dense, dark forests with thick undergrowth, roosting in trees at night.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Diet includes grain, leaves and invertebrates.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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